Club failed to make £5.4m payment to Eintracht FrankfurtWest Ham reported to Fifa and indicate it will be paid soonWest Ham are confident they will not face any punishment after Eintracht Frankfurt complained to Fifa about the Premier League club defau…
Hosting the Fifa tournament will also open the door to the greatest untapped commercial market in world football: AsiaIn 2015, when France was announced as the host for the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the dramatic reveal of the envelope was met with little…
Uefa representatives on Fifa council urged to vote for ColombiaAustralia and New Zealand combined bid had been favouriteThe vote on Thursday to decide who hosts the 2023 Women’s World Cup is believed to be tighter than expected after Uefa members of th…
The building of World Cup venues has, by some estimates, cost thousands of lives. Should we be sitting in these arenas watching football? Or tipping them into the harbour?If you want to be picky, you could say Raheem Sterling chose an ill-targeted meta…
• Fifa president says ‘difficult period’ can lead to major changes• Latest Premier League tests show zero positives in 1,195 samplesThe Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has admitted salary caps may be necessary to restructure football’s finances in th…
Fifa’s and Uefa’s response to the solidarity shown by players with George Floyd needs to be more than platitudesTalk is famously cheap and out of the mouths of international football administrators tumble platitudes that are not worth the paper they wi…
President of the Haiti Football Federation denies allegationsJean-Bart banned from all football-related activitiesFifa has provisionally suspended Yves Jean-Bart pending an investigation into claims the president of the Haiti Football Federation sexual…
New allegations of sexual abuse made against Yves Jean-BartFHF says claims are ‘baseless’ and he will be ‘fully exonerated’Several alleged victims of sexual abuse by Yves Jean-Bart, the president of the Haiti Football Federation, say they have received…
FA found guilty by Fifa of violations relating to caseCourt of arbitration to hear FA appeal on 26 JuneThe Football Association has challenged Fifa’s ruling that it violated regulations in relation to Chelsea’s transfer ban and its appeal is to be hear…
Swiss attorney general at odds with FifaPolice reports allege gifts made in return for votesFifa is preparing to press the authorities in Switzerland to prosecute Sepp Blatter for alleged corruption, after the Swiss attorney general dropped part of its…
Claims of abuse by Yves Jean-Bart at national centreJean-Bart denies all allegations made against him The president of the Haitian football federation has been accused of sexually abusing young female footballers at the country’s national training cent…
Plan designed for player safety amid fixture congestionTemporary measure would be at discretion of leaguesTeams will be able to make up to five substitutions under a Fifa proposal to help players cope with fixture congestion amid the coronavirus pandem…
Funding will not be affected by Covid-19, Fifa saysNews follows warning about cuts from FifproFifa has confirmed that its promised $1bn (£800m) investment into women’s football between 2019 and 2022 will not be cut into as the organisation explores how…
There is plenty up for grabs after the collapse of club football’s TV rights power base – and Fifa is ready to grab itNobody wants a visit from the Normalisation Committee. This was the fate of the Samoan FA in June 2008 after concerns were raised abou…
Hernan Lopez and Carlos Martinez arraigned amid alleged scheme targeting broadcast rights to major competitionsTwo former senior executives at Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges on Thursday a…
US prosecutors say three Fifa officials took bribes during votingQatar supreme committee denies any allegations of wrongdoingThe 2022 World Cup is highly unlikely to be moved from Qatar despite the latest criminal indictment by the US Department of Jus…
US prosecutors say three Fifa officials took bribes during votingQatar supreme committee denies any allegations of wrongdoingThe 2022 World Cup is highly unlikely to be moved from Qatar despite the latest criminal indictment by the US Department of Jus…
Contracts should run until seasons end, says FifaDeals agreed for next season will be delayed by Covid-19 Fifa has approved the extension of player contracts until seasons are able to finish, with the coronavirus pandemic also seeing transfer window da…
Former Conmebol president among executives namedJack Warner allegedly received $5m to back Russia 2018Prosecutors in New York have revealed new details of alleged bribes paid to Fifa executive committee members to gain their votes for Qatar to host the…
Multimillion dollar scheme involved kickbacks to Fifa officials for broadcast rights to the 2018 and 2022 World CupTwo former senior executives at Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox corporation have been indicted over their alleged role in a multimillio…
